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• Troubleshooting Frame Weld Nut Broke Off Inside Frame On a 2005 Chrysler Town and Country Receiver
• You will want to use an equivalent strength bolt and nut to the one that came off of your 2005 Chrysler Town and Country. As the Draw-Tite Max-Frame Trailer Hitch Receiver # 75305 was designed with the factory hardware size and strength rating it is important to ensure that the replacement has the same or more strength than the original hardware so you will not have any issues with the receiver down the road. As the weld nut inside your frame is a factory component you might need to have...
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• 2008 Chrysler Town & Country Left Running Light Stays On Even with No Trailer Connected
• It does sound like there is a problem inside of the converter box for the wiring harness on your 2008 Chrysler Town and Country. To test it you will need a circuit tester such as # PTW2992 or a meter if you have one. Have someone sit in the vehicle to operate the lights while you test. First test the wires going into the converter box from the vehicle. None should have power when none of the lights are on (except for the power wire on applicable wiring harnesses). If there is power then...
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• Troubleshooting Trailer Brake Lights not Working
• Often when some lights are working but others are not, the issue is a weak ground. The main ground wires need to be securely attached to a metal surface that is free of dirt, corrosion or paint. You also need to make sure the brake light assemblies on your trailer are grounded, which is often done through the bolts of the assembly so long as the housing is attached to the trailer's frame, and that frame is metal. Should the ground be okay, the next thing you will want to do is use a circuit...
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• Troubleshooting a Tow-Ready Wiring Harness # 118552 on a 2009 Chrysler Town and Country
• It sounds like you have narrowed the problem down to your 2009 Chrysler Town and Country. I would check all of the connections that you made when you initially installed this Tow Ready Wiring, part # 118552, and look for any loose, melted or otherwise damaged wires and repair as necessary. If it appears to be wired correctly, I would use a Circuit Tester # PTW2993 and test the wires that you attached to the box for voltage when the appropriate circuit is in use. If you find that the...
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• Troubleshooting Running Light Circuit of Trailer Wiring Not Working Afater Install
• Sometimes the issue you are having is simply just the connectors not fitting tight enough for the connection to be made. Unplugging and reconnecting the setup sometimes fixes this. After you try that use a circuit tester to test the brown wire coming from the connector on the left side when the running lights are on. If there's voltage there but nothing after the converter box the box is bad. If there is no voltage there then the issue is the connectors still aren't connecting with the...
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• Will Anti-Rattle Hitch Stabilizer Help Reduce Rumbling Sound From Trailer to Tow Vehicle
• A hitch stabilizer like the etrailer Anti-Rattle Hitch Stabilizer for 2" Hitches # e99007 is a great place to start with this kind of issue. There are a number of things that can be causing noise like this but if it's consistent between a single trailer and multiple tow vehicles I think starting with the hitch stabilizer and working our way from there is the best course of action. It would also be worth checking the bolts and welds on your trailer coupler as well as the actual connection...
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• No Power on 4-Way End of Trailer Wiring Harness C56331 on a 2014 Chrysler Town and Country
• The only schematic that the manufacturer of wiring harness # C56331 provides is what is in the instructions which is to say not much. Everything else is proprietary information. But I can tell you how you would go about testing the wiring harness on your 2014 Chrysler Town and Country. First, make sure that everything is installed including the fuse in the fuse holder and that the converter box is getting its power directly from the vehicle battery. If the fuse is blown that would be the...
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• Troubleshooting Trailer Wiring Harness on 2006 Chrysler Pacifica Not Receiving Power
• The first thing I'd recommend doing is making sure BOTH fuses are installed, the 10A installed inline in the power feed for the converter and the 20A fuse is installed in position 10 in the fuse box, listed as 'Trailer Tow'. If the fuses are installed and not blown, and the T connections that install inline between the taillight assemblies and the vehicle's taillight wiring harnesses are secure. If that all checks out, use a circuit tester like # PTW2993 and check the circuits on the...
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• Trailer Light Troubleshooting With a T-One Vehicle Wiring Harness With 4 Pole Connector
• Since the issue is persistent with multiple trailers that pretty much leaves the vehicle wiring as the issue and since the problem is persistent with multiple wiring harnesses it leads me to believe the issue is one of two things. The first and easiest issue to check would be to make sure there are no bent pins on any of the connectors on the wiring harnesses or on the vehicle connectors. If all of the pins look straight, then there is probably a grounding issue. I would relocate my ground...
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• Troubleshooting 4-Pole Wiring Harness Installation in 2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser
• The 4-pole wiring harness you purchased is Tekonsha part 118462 which is a confirmed fit for your 2004 PT Cruiser and this kit is similar to the Curt harness for the PT # C55532 that you referenced. Since these kits have plugs that install inline with your OEM tail light wiring the most likely cause for the car's turn signals not working is that the plugs are not fully seated together. Disconnect the connectors and check that the contacts within them are not damaged or bent (which would...
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• Weak Brake Output Signal on Pilot Trailer Brake Controller, 1998 Chrysler Town and Country
• When installing a brake controller like the Pilot # 80550, you should always ground the controller to the negative battery terminal to ensure a good ground. I would start with making that change. Next, you will want to go back and set up the brake controller as if it was the first time. If the power levels are not set correctly, it will not perform correctly. Test it again using the brake pedal a few times, and test again using the manual override. If the brake controller is getting power...
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• Trailer Wiring Connector # 118303 for 2005 Chrysler Pacifica Shows Constant Power on Running Lights
• There should not be any major constant power draw on any of the circuits on wiring harness # C55530. Though there may be some residual power coming through. There may be a short or ground issue that is causing some power to trickle through. Check the vehicle side connector for any dirt or corrosion and clean it out. Do the same for the connector on # CR-600LED.
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• Troubleshooting T-Connector C55364 Causing Lights to Dim on 2004 Chrysler 300M
• If the Curt T-Connector # C55364 is making the lights on your 2004 Chrysler 300M go dim without a trailer hooked up and you have installed everything (including the ground) according to the instructions, then I would say you have a defective harness as well. Before purchasing a new unit (or claiming the warranty on this as it comes with a 1-year limited warranty), I recommend just double checking your ground connection as well as the OEM connectors on your vehicle. If any of those connectors...
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• Trailer Lights Very Dim, Running Lamp Circuit Isnt Working
• It sounds as if you have two separate issues happening, likely a poor ground for the trailer connector on the tow vehicle, as well as a broken or loose connection in the running light circuit on the trailer. I'd first check the ground connection to the vehicle for the trailer connector on the tow vehicle. Make sure this connection is securely made to bare metal, and check that the connection isn't corroded. Next, you'll want to track down the running light problem. Use a circuit tester...
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• Brake Controller is Tripping the Electronic Stability Control Light on a Chrysler Pacifica
• This can be caused by a few different things. If your 2017 Chrysler Pacific did not come pre-wired from the factory, it is most likely wired incorrectly. The red wire coming out of the controller should be connected to the stoplight switch and is most likely where the issue is. The way to test this would be to remove the red wire from the one it is spliced with and run the manual override again. If it does not trip the traction control light, which is what that light is, then you will just...
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• Trailer Right Turn Signal Does Not Work Using Wiring Harness on a 2008 Chrysler Town and Country
• You have tested the converter on trailer wiring harness # 118552 correctly. Since there is the correct signal going into the converter but not coming out that indicates that the converter is bad and the harness will need to be replaced. The Tow Ready wiring harnesses have a 1 year limited warranty so based on the date of purchase you would be outside of that window. The modern day wiring harnesses are very sensitive because the vehicle wiring on newer vehicles is sensitive. Because of...
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• Trailer Lights Only Work When Headlights Are Off
• The reason that your turn and brake lights are only working when the headlights are off is more than likely caused by a ground issue. Since the lights work as normal with the headlights off I do not believe it is a problem with the schematics. The first thing I would check is the ground for each taillight. The taillight will either ground though the mounting hardware or with a ground wire. I recommend removing the ground wire and sanding down the surface that it attaches to before hooking...
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• Troubleshooting 7-way Trailer Connector Installed on 2018 Chrysler Pacifica
• I'm not entirely clear on what you've got going on, but I'll begin with some assumptions. It sounds like you have the lighting circuits working correctly, but you're not getting any power on the black 12-volt battery feed or the blue brake controller output wire, is that correct? You're installing a 7-way trailer connector, correct? The black wire should be ran to the positive battery terminal with a 40A breaker like # 9510 installed inline. If you're not reading power on the 7-way trailer...
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• Timbren Springs Fell Off Under Load on a 2005 Chrysler Town and Country
• This is so uncommon that it is the first time I have heard of this happening. The springs are very durable rubber and unless they were installed incorrectly, in the wrong place, the wrong system was used or they were severely overloaded, I cannot think of a way this would happen. The system is meant to be installed on a vehicle with a suspension in good working order. So if there were stock suspension problems, the installer should have noticed that. The correct system for your 2005...
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• Troubleshooting Left Stop/Turn Lights that Failed at Same Time
• In trailer wiring, including a 4-pole harness such as the Curt kit # C59236, the stop and turn signals for each side of the trailer are combined together into a single circuit. Both of the functions on your trailer failing at the same time is a result of them being carried on the same wire. In 4-pole wiring the YELLOW wire carries the left stop/turn signals. First you can check your fuse/power distribution box for a blown fuse or relay that is assigned to the left stop/turn light circuit....
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